Chandrashekar Bandiyappa is a South Indian film director who was born in Ummadahalli, a small village from

Mandya Mandya is a city in the state of Karnataka. It is the headquarter of Mandya district, Sugar factories contribute to the major economic output. It is also called Sugar City (Kannada: ''Sakkare Nagara'') because sugarcane is a major crop grown ...

district. With an academic qualification of M.Sc. from Mysore University, LLB from KSLU, and B.Ed. from

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and a Diploma in Film Technology from KANFIDA. He has been with the industry for almost two decades now. He has worked as an associate director with many directors including

S. Narayan S. Narayan (born 5 June 1962) is an Indian filmmaker, director, actor and lyricist of Kannada films. After Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, Narayan is the second director to direct Dr. Rajkumar and all his three sons. He has given many hits with Dr. Vi ...

and

Rajendra Singh Babu S. V. Rajendra Singh Babu (born 22 October 1952) is an Indian filmmaker and occasional actor who works primarily in Kannada cinema. He was born and brought up in Mysore. His father Shankar Singh produced many films under the banner Mahatma Pict ...

. He made his debut in 2013 with the film '' Aane Pataaki'' and rose to fame with the Kannada film ''

Rathavara ''Rathaavara'' is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Chandrashekar Bandiyappa and produced by Dharmashree Manjunath. It stars Sri Murali and Rachita Ram in the lead roles, while the supporting cast featu ...

.''

Personal life

Chandrashekar Bandiyappa was born on 6 February 1981 into a farming family in Mandya. His parents are Kalegowda and Thayamma. Bandiyappa married Pooja in 2016 and the couple has two daughters by the names of Bhoomi.B.Gowda and Rahitya.B.Gowda. Bandiyappa wished to work in the film industry ever since he was a kid, which was highly influenced by his father who was also worked in theatres as an artist.

Career

In an interview, Bandiyappa mentioned that his interest for films was primarily inspired by watching his father acting on stage during his childhood. And, this influence was turned into a decision at the age of 11 when he watched his father perform the role of

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from the epic play

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in his hometown. And for the same reason he moved to Bengaluru after finishing his degree in M.Sc. and took up Diploma in Film Technology from KANFIDA, which taught him the depths of film making. During his career, Bandiyappa has worked as an Assistant & Associate Director with many renowned directors of KFI. In the year 2006 he entered the industry as an assistant director with the renowned Kannada actor

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who had set to make his debut as a director for the movie Madana. Although, it was not a great box-office success, it did have critiques applauding the story line. He then went on to work as an associate director with . Narayanand ajendra Singh Babufor many films like ''

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'' starring

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directed by S.Narayan, '' Shyloo'' starring Golden Star

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and also '' Bheemoo's Bang Bang Kids'' starring

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& Ramya directed by

. Bandiyappa has also written the Kannada version of the Malayalam hit movie ''

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'' which starred the super star

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and directed by the famous director

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. Bandiyappa made his debut as a director with the movie '' Aane Pataaki'' starring

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and many more. The movie is about a wannabe actor who comes to the city aspiring to become a hero. However, because of his innocence and naivety he is often teased and made fun. He is invited to a party at the house of a movie producer because of an error made by the producers secretary. There he falls in love with a "Star Guest". In August 2014, Bandiyappa joined hands with the ''

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'' star

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for ''

''. The film hosted the casting of a winning combination comprising P. Ravishankar,

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and many more. ''

'' was released on 4 December 2015 where it received mixed to positive reviews from critics and became a box office hit by running for 125 days in the theatres.

also mentioned that one of the action sequences was one of the toughest scenes he ever shot as it was shot near

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in a water canal that is almost 3 kilometers long. This also became a key scene which made the audience remember

and

for a very long time. The camera work is another strong point of this movie and at the helm it was

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who later went on to become a top marquee is the world of cinematography.

has also worked as the Cinematographer for '' KGF: Chapter 1'', '' KGF: Chapter 2'' and '' Salaar:Part 1 – Ceasefire''. Then in 2018, Bandiyappa directed his next movie '' Tharakaasura'' which starred the debutant Vybhav, Manvitha in lead roles. The movie also had the Hollywood actor

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as lead villain delivering incredible acting. The movie depicted story of the '' Budbudke'' tribe and received a massive response from the audience for the making and story line. The movie was also nominated in two categories in the

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awards. Bandiyappa's work was recognized and was offered to direct his first

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movie in 2021 '' Red Collar'' and has finished shooting with post production in works right now. The movie starrs Kishore Kumar G in the lead along with Sargam Gupta, Rachna Shyam, Sunetra Pandit,

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and more. Music for this movie has been composed by Dharma Vish. The director said that this movie is a bone chilling crime thriller which will keep the audience glued to their seats. Release date to be announced soon. In July 2024 Bandiyappa announced his new movie ''Chowkidar''. Speaking to the media, he explained that ''Chowkidar'' is a family-action-drama which connects to the audience in a very unique way. The story represents every house hold's ups and lows and will grip the minds of the audience for a very long time. The movie also casts

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and

Dhanya Ramkumar Dhanya Ramkumar is an Indian actress and model who works in Kannada films. She started her career as an employee at PR firm in Bangalore and as a fashion model. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South for her role in '' Ninna ...

in lead roles. The star cast of the movie also includes legendary stars like

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in important roles.

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and

have taken the helm of working as lead villains in this movie. The movie wrapped up its shooting in December 2024 and expected to release by early 2025. Other than this, Bandiyappa has also penned the story for the upcoming movie '' Karaavalai'' directed by '' Ambi Ninge Vayassaitho'' fame directed Guruduth Ganiga, starring

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in the lead role. The story is said to be revolving the lives of people from coastal regions of

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. The teaser released earlier in 2024 shows promises of a grand making with thrilling storyline, which Bandiyappa is famous for.

Filmography

Bibliography

* '' Devara Colony'' (2020)

References

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